So i just received my packet for my sleep study and it says if u have weave u have to take it out....i just got my hair braided why do i have to take my hair out for a sleep study??? Please somebody let me know

They have to glue electrodes to your scalp for the sleep study. The weave may prevent them from getting the electrodes right on the scalp as they need to be, and the glue might be hard to get out of braided hair. (sorry, not very familiar with how weaves are done.)

I know when I did mine they put tons of little stickers and wires on my scalp. Would your weave make it so they couldn't access your scalp?

When I had a sleep study done the guy didn't want to do it because I had just got my hair done. The wires that they put in your hair ( it was quite a bit of them) they use glut or a paste you will have up wash it afterwards.

They used blue gloppy paste like stuff on mine.

Took more than 1 shampoo to remove and I have short hair.

They have to glue electrodes to your scalp for the sleep study. The weave may prevent them from getting the electrodes right on the scalp as they need to be, and the glue might be hard to get out of braided hair. (sorry, not very familiar with how weaves are done.)

Yea, and it pulls your chest hairs out too when they take off the electrodes the next morning. :-P

Yea, and it pulls your chest hairs out too when they take off the electrodes the next morning. :-P

Wow, pulling electrodes off your head pulls hair from your chest? That must be some comb-over you're sporting! :-)

Oh just great i know this is worth it but gosh i just got it done smh ugh thanks a lot guys guess ill be taking it out soon

Wow!! I had noooo idea. Thanks for the post!

Wow, pulling electrodes off your head pulls hair from your chest? That must be some comb-over you're sporting! :-)

It does, it does! I don't get haircuts anymore, the barber pulls hard on my chest hairs and it pulls the hair on my head back in. Much better system. :-P

I have locs and it was very nerve wrecking getting all the glue out of my hair. They do not use a dab, it is more like a glob, at least the size of a finger tip. They also prefer that women not wear acrylic nails to the test, I have a gel overlay and did not have a problem. Also, I had to remove the polish from my nail on the finger that had the pulse of monitor attached( did not understand the purpose of that)

Oh well i have really short nails.with acrylic and it didn't say that in the packet ima be so Pissed off oh my goodness smh

I do sleep studies and out paper work tells pts all that same stuff but we dont send somebody home if they have a weave or fingernail polish but If you dont remove nail polish it could cause an inaccurate reading of your SaO2

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Ugh i know it shouldn't be such a big deal but dang smh

So i just received my packet for my sleep study and it says if u have weave u have to take it out....i just got my hair braided why do i have to take my hair out for a sleep study??? Please somebody let me know

You truly shouldn't have to take your braids down. I went in with braids and did just fine. They do put sticky gel in your hair but its really not bad at all! You'll do just fine!

I have acrylic , but they said light polish. I have on French tips. My lady liked that my hair was in a pony tail. It was easier to reach the scalp. Heck, braids should be a blessing! You just gotta wash and wash to get the goo out.....